Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha has opened up about a touching exchange with Lionel Messi following his side's heartbreaking World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina. Despite the minnows falling to a narrow defeat,

Reigning champions Argentina narrowly avoided one of the all-time great upsets as they beat Cape Verde 3-2 in one of the best matches in recent World Cup history. Sidny Lopes Cabral scored a remarkable goal-of-the-tournament contender when he curled a shot past Emiliano Martinez to draw Cape Verde level after Lisandro Martinez’s strike in extra time.

Bostonians with ties to Cape Verde wore the country’s flag on bags, shawls, and most popularly, soccer jerseys at a City Hall flag raising Sunday to celebrate the archipelago nation’s 51st Independence Day.

South Africa's Cape Floristic Region hides a leopard so unlike its African relatives that scientists now question whether it belongs to its own species entirely, and the answer could reshape how we protect one of Africa's most iconic predators.

The tiny African nation was eliminated from the World Cup by one of soccer’s biggest powers, Argentina, but there was still plenty to celebrate.

Cape Town – The Castle of Good Hope stands as South Africa’s oldest surviving building, erected by the Dutch East India Company during the 17th century. Its presence at the heart of the city offers travelers a direct connection to the early chapters of European settlement in the region.

Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard are under a heat advisory through July 4, with temperatures in the 90s amid a dangerous regional heat wave.

The curfew in Brockton, Mass., a city with a large Cape Verdean community, takes effect after Friday’s match against Argentina. Celebrations of the team’s opening games turned chaotic.